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O’Neil condemns Bragg’s ‘crazed’ press club speech – as it happened

Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast That’s where we’ll leave our live news coverage for the day. Before we go, let’s recap the day’s top headlines: The One Nation deputy leader, Barnaby Joyce, has called his party “one of the gayest in Australia”. The shadow housing minister, Andrew Bragg, has stood by his proposal to lower net migration to 180,000 a year in a wide-ranging speech in which he lamented not stopping the Morrison government’s “madness” – even as colleagues side-stepped supporting the target figure publicly. The Commonwealth Bank has reported a bumper $10.9bn full-year cash profit, up 7%, in its full-year financial results. The Victorian parliament has voted to abolish group voting tickets (GVTs) to elect its upper house. Australia has joined the US and dozens of other nations, including the UK, France, Germany and the Philippines, in calling on all relevant countries to provide advanced notice of ballistic missile launches. Melon-gate continues, with the Coalition demanding an AFP investigation while the Japanese ambassador downplayed the prime minister’s comments on a comedy podcast. Victoria will begin vaccinating about 5

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Aug 30, 2026·The GuardianT2 · Outlet report
‘We owe it to history’ to defeat One Nation, PM tells Labor faithful – as it happened

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‘We owe it to history’ to defeat One Nation, PM tells Labor faithful – as it happened

Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast We’re going to wrap up our live news coverage today. Here’s a recap of the day’s top headlines: The prime minister, Anthony Albanese, has told party…

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Aug 30, 2026·The GuardianT2 · Outlet report
One Nation’s Secret Harbour byelection win shows Labor is at a loss when it comes to calming angry voters | Analysis

Even after a week in which Pauline Hanson and One Nation candidates tripped over themselves trying to explain key policies, voters still backed the party Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The…

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Aug 27, 2026·The GuardianT2 · Outlet report
One Nation’s immigration policy is clear as mud – but that ambiguity could be a secret weapon for Pauline Hanson

The party’s key figures are either unable or unwilling to neatly articulate their migration targets, contradicting one another – and themselves Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking…

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Aug 26, 2026·The GuardianT2 · Outlet report
It shouldn’t be a secret who the prime minister has dinner with, and what was discussed. Australians deserve to know | Geoffrey Watson

Any money being paid to dine with Anthony Albanese should be a matter of public record Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Our prime…

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Aug 25, 2026·The GuardianT2 · Outlet report
One Nation’s Malcolm Roberts ‘in two minds’ about whether gay people should be equal

Footage shows senator on stage at the Church and State conference responding to question about party’s director James Ashby Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app…

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Aug 25, 2026·The GuardianT2 · Outlet reportKEY MOMENT
I’m not usually patriotic. But Pauline Hanson’s cheap nationalism has me rooting for multicultural Australia | Paul Daley

Patriotism can be angry and stridently militaristic – or it can be a gentle pride in the success of an experiment like multiculturalism Patriotism is always stubbornly absent in me on days of official national…

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Aug 24, 2026·The GuardianT2 · Outlet report
One Nation’s immigration policy is hard to define – even by its own MPs

Pauline Hanson’s party does not have a firm grasp on its own migration target. Here is how it has evolved in the past year Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app…

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Aug 21, 2026·The GuardianT2 · Outlet report
Andrew Hastie is effective in attacking One Nation, unlike his Liberal colleagues. So why won’t they use him? | Tom McIlroy

The member for Canning has stood up to Pauline Hanson, risked the wrath of Gina Rinehart, criticised WA opposition tactics and sat quietly behind Angus Taylor for months Get our breaking news email, free app or daily…

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Aug 20, 2026·The GuardianT2 · Outlet report
Zomi Frankcom: Penny Wong condemns ‘insulting’ decision to clear IDF over Gaza strikes that killed Australian aid worker

Israeli government decides not to pursue criminal proceedings over 2024 triple drone strike that killed Australian aid worker and six others Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news…

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Aug 19, 2026·The GuardianT2 · Outlet report
Defence joins search for missing bushwalker – as it happened

Follow our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast A lot has happened today, but that’s where we’ll leave our live coverage. Before we go, let’s recap the day’s top headlines: The government’s…

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Aug 18, 2026·The GuardianT2 · Outlet report
Pauline Hanson is targeting superannuation. Should it be easier to access your savings?

Investment experts say early withdrawal can substantially reduce retirement funds, but they suggest reducing contribution rates Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free…

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Aug 18, 2026·The GuardianT2 · Outlet reportKEY MOMENT
Severe weather warning for northern Victoria – as it happened

Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast What a jam-packed day for news from our nation’s capital! Before we go, let’s recap the day’s top headlines: The government and Coalition have reached…

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Aug 17, 2026·Fox NewsT2 · Outlet report
Australia sets launch for sweeping gun buyback after Bondi Beach terror attack: 'Sensible gun reform'

Fox News correspondent Steve Harrigan reports from Bondi Beach after new police documents detail the Sydney Hanukkah terror attack, including pipe bombs and an ISIS flag, as anger grows over Australia’s response to…

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Aug 16, 2026·The GuardianT2 · Outlet report
The PM called Sally McManus a giant of the labour movement. Now she just wants to go birding

After securing wage rises for low-paid workers, weathering death threats and working with three PMs – the ACTU secretary is ready for a break Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news…

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Aug 16, 2026·The GuardianT2 · Outlet report
As melon-gate raged, Albanese quietly cut deals in parliament. The PM should make some noise this week | Josh Butler

With gambling, the news bargaining incentive and NDIS reform all set to pass, the PM needs to get the focus off fruit and on to policy Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email,…

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Aug 14, 2026·The GuardianT2 · Outlet report
Across the world authoritarians want to tell us what a ‘good life’ looks like. Here’s how liberals must respond | Alexandre Lefebvre

From Maga to Hungary’s Fidesz and Australia’s One Nation, politics is returning to its oldest question: what makes a life worth living? And liberalism needs a credible answer Get our breaking news email, free app or…

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Aug 14, 2026·The GuardianT2 · Outlet reportKEY MOMENT
Australia has been galvanised by ‘melon-gate’. So what is the luxury fruit at the centre of the PM’s controversy?

Shizuoka Crown melons are part of an important cultural gifting practice in Japan, where they are hand-patted by growers to achieve an even shape and texture The melons at the centre of a national imbroglio involving…

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Aug 13, 2026·The GuardianT2 · Outlet report
Morning Mail: One Nation’s undercover videos, Trump’s ‘unprecedented’ fortune, Farage v Binface

Want to get this in your inbox every weekday? Sign up for the Morning Mail here, and finish your day with our Afternoon Update newsletter Morning everyone. One Nation has recently published a string of “undercover”…

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Aug 12, 2026·The GuardianT2 · Outlet report
Isn’t it amazing what a policy that actually tackles the cause of outrageous house prices can do? | Grogonomics

Labor has shown what a government can do to improve housing affordability, exposing how pathetic previous attempts had been Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast For the first time in 25 years, an…

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Aug 12, 2026·The GuardianT2 · Outlet report
Coalition plan to scrap energy rules for new houses condemned as ‘cost-of-living timebomb’

Proposal to cut building costs by scrapping the construction code would increase bills for the poorest households, critics say Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app…

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Aug 12, 2026·The GuardianT2 · Outlet report
Barnaby Joyce claims One Nation ‘one of the gayest parties in Australia’ as former candidate’s comments surface

One Nation MP says failed WA candidate’s comments describing same-sex attraction as a mental illness are ‘highly offensive’ Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Barnaby Joyce has defended…

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Aug 12, 2026·The GuardianT2 · Outlet report
O’Neil condemns Bragg’s ‘crazed’ press club speech – as it happened

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Aug 12, 2026·The GuardianT2 · Outlet reportOPENING
Andrew Bragg stands by proposed migration limits – even as Liberal colleagues decline to back him in

Angus Taylor and other Coalition members not supporting shadow housing minister’s target migration numbers, which would be the lowest figures since the mid-2000s Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates…

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T2 · Outlet reportThe GuardianAug 30, 2026

Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast We’re going to wrap up our live news coverage today. Here’s a recap of the day’s top headlines: The prime minister, Anthony Albanese, has told party faithful in Queensland…

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T2 · Outlet reportThe GuardianAug 30, 2026

Even after a week in which Pauline Hanson and One Nation candidates tripped over themselves trying to explain key policies, voters still backed the party Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The One Nation hype…

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T2 · Outlet reportThe GuardianAug 27, 2026

The party’s key figures are either unable or unwilling to neatly articulate their migration targets, contradicting one another – and themselves Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free…

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T2 · Outlet reportThe GuardianAug 26, 2026

Any money being paid to dine with Anthony Albanese should be a matter of public record Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Our prime minister was quite right…

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T2 · Outlet reportThe GuardianAug 25, 2026

Footage shows senator on stage at the Church and State conference responding to question about party’s director James Ashby Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news…

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T2 · Outlet reportThe GuardianAug 25, 2026

Patriotism can be angry and stridently militaristic – or it can be a gentle pride in the success of an experiment like multiculturalism Patriotism is always stubbornly absent in me on days of official national commemoration. Australia…

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